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Ms. Echavarria previously spent more than 15 years at the US Securities and Exchange Commission, where she most recently served as Associate Regional Director and head of the enforcement program for the Los Angeles Regional Office. In this role, Ms. Echavarria oversaw all the office's attorneys and accountants in the investigation and litigation of federal securities law violations in Southern California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii and Guam. She supervised a broad range of investigations involving every major subject area in the SEC's enforcement program, including financial reporting and disclosure, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, securities registration and offering fraud, insider trading, hedge fund regulation, market manipulation, investment adviser and broker-dealer regulation, and matters arising out of all of the SEC's specialized units.

Before joining the SEC in 2000, Ms. Echavarria worked for several years as an associate at two other Los Angeles-based law firms.

Publications & News

In this article, published by BoardIQ, Lorraine Echavarria analyzes the focus areas for the Securities and Exchange Commission's new leadership and how those initiatives will impact mutual fund board directors.

In this article, published by The Investment Lawyer, Lorraine Echavarria discusses the benefits of self-reporting violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); the SEC's treatment of different types of violations after they are self-reported; the practical considerations companies should weigh before self-reporting; and the ways the SEC can encourage more self-reporting in the future.

Given the fluidity of the regulatory environment, making accurate predictions regarding what to expect from the SEC under a new Administration and a new Chair is difficult. Nevertheless, in this Client Alert we explore possible key areas of securities regulation that may be affected under the new Administration. This Client Alert was republished by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation.

In every area of practice, WilmerHale brings the insight, dedication to excellence, and commitment to client service needed for our clients to achieve their business objectives. Our five-department structure and team approach to service enable us to provide the highest level of responsiveness and access to lawyers with the most appropriate experience.